{"id":8865,"date":"2024-03-06T08:03:10","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T08:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/?p=8865"},"modified":"2024-03-06T08:03:11","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T08:03:11","slug":"uganda-delegation-embarks-on-a-five-day-study-visit-to-bisp-headquarters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/?p=8865","title":{"rendered":"UGANDA DELEGATION EMBARKS ON A FIVE-DAY STUDY VISIT TO BISP HEADQUARTERS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"495\" data-id=\"8866\" src=\"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG-20240304-WA00481-1024x495.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG-20240304-WA00481-1024x495.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG-20240304-WA00481-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG-20240304-WA00481-768x372.jpg 768w, https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG-20240304-WA00481-1536x743.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG-20240304-WA00481.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Islamabad : A 17-member delegation from Uganda, led by Mr. Aggrey David Kibenge, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Gender, Labour, and Social Development of Uganda, embarked on a study visit to the headquarters of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) in Pakistan.<br>The Secretary BISP, Mr. Amer Ali Ahmad, who welcomed the delegation at the inaugural session, and provided them an in-depth overview of BISP and its multifaceted initiatives.<br>Secretary Amer Ali Ahmad highlighted the pivotal role of BISP in providing a safety net for those identified asl0) l) by pbeneficiaries in Pakistan over the past 15 years. Under the umbrella of BISP, programs such as the Unconditional Cash Transfer (UCT) &#8211; Kafaalat, have been instrumental in providing financial assistance to 9.3 million deserving families. Moreover, BISP&#8217;s Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programs for education, such as Taleemi Wazaif, have enrolled 9.2 million children, while Nashonuma, benefiting 1.7 million expectant and lactating women and infants, has played a pivotal role in addressing issues related nutritional needs.<br>Highlighting the core features of BISP, Secretary Ahmad emphasized the importance of the National Socio-Economic Registry (NSER) database, covering 35 million households and 88% of Pakistan&#8217;s total population. This robust database not only serves as a foundation for targeting beneficiaries but also facilitates timely and transparent interventions, particularly during pandemics and natural disasters.<br>In response, Mr. Aggrey David Kibenge the delegation lead commended BISP for its hospitality and expressed keen interest in learning from BISP&#8217;s experiences, particularly in managing the dynamic NSER registry. He highlighted the potential for collaboration between Uganda and Pakistan to enhance their respective social protection systems.<br>The meeting was attended by Addl. Secretary BISP Dr. Muhammad Tahir Noor, along with all Director Generals of BISP and representatives from the World Bank.<br>The visit of delegation, scheduled from March 4 to March 8, 2024, aims to explore into Pakistan&#8217;s experiences in implementing social protection programs and to gain insights into various sides of BISP&#8217;s operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad : A 17-member delegation from Uganda, led by Mr. Aggrey David Kibenge, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Gender, Labour, and Social Development of Uganda, embarked on a study&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8866,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diplomacy","category-national"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8865"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8865\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8867,"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8865\/revisions\/8867"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voiceofmelange.global\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}